2490 Bussolini
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Felix Aguilar Observatory |
| Discovery site | El Leoncito Complex |
| Discovery date | 3 January 1976 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2490 Bussolini |
Named after | Juan Bussolini[2] |
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1976 AG · 1962 WN2 1977 KK · 1978 NT3 1978 QH | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 65.58 yr (23954 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9569 AU (442.35 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2608 AU (338.21 Gm) |
| 2.6088 AU (390.27 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.13342 |
| 4.21 yr (1539.1 d) | |
| 229.46° | |
| 0° 14m 2.04s / day | |
| Inclination | 12.963° |
| 212.61° | |
| 210.56° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.28046 AU (191.554 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.43852 AU (364.797 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.362 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 11.6 km |
Mean radius | 5.8 km |
| 24 h (1.0 d) | |
| 0.2268 ± 0.059 | |
| 11.9 | |
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2490 Bussolini, provisionally designated 1976 AG, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 3, 1976 by the Félix Aguilar Observatory at Leoncito Astronomical Complex, Argentina. The asteroid's estimated diameter of 11.6 kilometers has not yet been verified.[1]
The asteroid was named after solar physicist Juan Bussolini (1905–1966), director of the Observatorio de Fisica Cosmica de San Miguel and an important supporter of the Felix Aguilar Observatory.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2490 Bussolini (1976 AG)" (2015-06-24 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2490) Bussolini. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 203. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
- Behrend, R. (2008) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2490 Bussolini at the JPL Small-Body Database
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